Darth Vitale
Dark Matter
I can blame him for ****** decision making that doesn't rely on his body. I don't hate him, though... I could get there, given enough time if he's re-signed.
Yah OK but... has poor decision making really been the hallmark of his career here? My recollection of Orps is that his first few years here his main flaw was chasing hits because he was brought here to be a physically punishing defender. That was his job, he just had to learn how to pick his spots (and some of those teams were God-awful so it hardly mattered if he chased a hit or two every game that he shouldn't have). Once he learned to control that impulse and took his skating to another level, he was a very steady and punishing defender for us most of the time. I have no regrets whatever for having Orpik on this team.